Posts Tagged as ‘college admissions’

October 11, 2007

Save Thousands On College Prep

Here’s an article that originally appeared in Money Magazine a couple of weeks ago about the thousands of dollars parents are spending to get their kids “prepared” to get into a good college. 
Helicopter Parent + Fear = A Whole Lotta Money Thrown Around
What an unfortunate equation.
The good news, of course, is that this is completely [...]

October 5, 2007

Replace the SAT? Or Just Skip It Altogether?

This piece by Stephen Burd in Higher Ed Watch suggests that we need to replace the SAT with something more….relevant. 
Or, as I’ve said before, you can simply skip it completely.  Really.  For a list of the 750 colleges and universities that do not require the SAT (and keep in mind that there are many others that say they [...]